During the Abbott government, the often recalcitrant Senate cross bench was thrown a big, juicy bone plainly intended to sweeten their disposition toward government bills which needed their support to…

Infrasound is generated by wind turbines, air conditioners, and a host of natural phenomena.
Johan Swanepoel/ShutterstockNovember 18, 2015

At the centre of claims about wind farms allegedly causing health problems is the infrasound that wind turbines generate as they turn in the wind. Infrasound is sound below 20Hz, which is generally inaudible…

Diminishing returns: how long should experts be expected to search for health problems no one has proved are real?
EPA/Horacio Villalobos/AAP ImageJune 22, 2015

"More research needed" is a familiar cry in science. But in the case of the Senate's call for yet more scrutiny of wind farms, there are signs that experts are being ushered in a preconceived direction.